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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

A Republican exchange says: ''If the
1900 Republicans who were waiting to cast
their ballots in Norfolk, Va, when the polls
closed there last month, had been allowed
to vote, that 1926 Democratic majority in
the State would have been turned into a
Republican majority of IA" Procrastina-
ton is a very bad thing II 10000 voters
had been left waiting when the polls closed,
the result would not have been differerS,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

Col. Nicholas Smith, who married Horace
Greeley's daughter and failed to provide for
her, has long been called the handsomest
man in the world, but not until recently has
he put his personal beauty to practical pur-
pose. He charged Brooklyn man who is 81
years old, and who married 19-year-old
Kentucky belle, $50 for acting as his
groomsrnan, and claims that his (Smith's)
services were worth the money, presumably
inasmuch as his fine appearance greatly en-
HANGED the interest of the occasion. Does
this open up new industry in this country
The chief impediment would be that there
are not many men who would be willing to
hire professionals for the purpose at $3.50
apiece, though, perhaps, as in the case of
Col Smith, the price would be made de-
pendent on the amount Of beauty possessed
by the professional.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

1t is stated that the commission which has
spent several months and many thousands
of dollars investigating the affairs of the
Pacific railroads cannot agree upon report.
The chairman of the commission is ex-Gov.
Pattison, of Pennsylvania. 1t is said that
it is his wish to force the roads to rigid ac-
counting and an immediate settlement
with the government, and that the other
two members Of the commission want to
let bygones be bygones and to fund the
indebtedness Of the roads to the government
into longtime bonds bearing low rate of
interest There isn't much doubt that the
railroads will come out ahead, whatever the
result may be. The government stands a
very poor chance of getting all that the
Pacific roads owe IL,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

The Prohibtionists having decided to
hold their convention during the first week
in June, will likely be the first party in the
field next year. They will not, however,
head the column in the matter Of returns,
which is, after all, the chief consideration
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

An effort is being made to secure the ap-
pointment of Judge Cooley to the vacant
seat on the United States Supreme bench,
but it will hardly succeed. Judge Cooley is
a very fine lawyer and jurist, but he is
needed on the Interstate Commission, and
Mr.. Lamar will, doubtless, deal out sound
law from the bench.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

The New York Star asserts that the party
of engineers which left that city on Wednes-
day on the Hondo to make final survey
of the canal route across Nicaragua, intend
to survey a canal route across the Isthmus
of Panama. What the Star is mostly in
need of is an editor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

1t is alleged that Don NJ. Dickinson hopes
to land himself in the United States Senate,
and expects that his friend, Mr.. Villas, will
reach the Vice Presidency about the same
time. For so young a man Mr. Dickinson
has great hopes and expectations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

A book-keeper in New York wire fac
tory has merely to glance at broadsides of
figures, row after row, to declare the result
instantly. He doesn't know how he does it,
which is about the only part of the story
the public will believe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03
An Indenendent Oninion.

From the Nel0 York Herald (Ind)
A correspondent discusses in the Commercial
Advertiser some of the reasons why baldheaded
men are bald. He omits, however, the main
reason, which is that they have no hair on the
top OF their heads
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

Amos Cummings, one of the Congressman
from New York city, and frequent con-
tributor to the columns of the MORNING
NEWS, proposes to write weekly letter
from the national capital. If he will only
tell all he finds out respecting the weaknesses
of his brother Congressman, his letter will
be spicy and in great demand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

The New York Republicans gave every
encouragement TO the labor movement in
the hope that it would capture Democratic
votes. The Tribune patted Henry George
and DIR. McGlynn on the back, and wished
them God-speed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

Jacksonville, Fla, is all torn up over the
charter muddle. If Legislatures made fewer
mistakes the people would growl less about
paying the expenses of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

A citizen of Baltimore has prepared bill
to be submitted to the next Maryland Leg
islature, making it obligatory on every
qualified citizen to vote at every general
election, under penalty of fine of IS and
costs. 1t would be interesting to know
whether this bill is supported by the reform
element in Baltimore or the ring crowd
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

The Georgia Company is now ready for
business with two lawyers to see that it
doesn't get into trouble. There is some de-
sire to see what the stock of the new COM
pany will be held at on the market. If it
can be sold at SOC. on the dollar the mem
bers of the syndicate will make a good
thing out of their purchase of the Georgia
Central railroad stock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03
Lamar's Tact.

From the PJiilGde,DhiG Record DENY
Secretary Lamar's report is full Of tact in that
II completely answers eX-Land Commissioner
Sparks without seeming TO answer him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03
The Transnoaition OF Two Vowels.

From The Philddelphid Press (Rep)
Property holders in some parts of Texas are
complaining of the taxes. This is one of the
vicissitudes of living in a State where the mere
transportation of two vowels makes taxes out OF
Texas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03
CURRENT COMMENT.
Probably True

From, The Baltimore Herald Rep.)
Jake Sharp will never be convicted again.
Under the rulings Of the New York supreme
Court he is as good as acquitted now.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

PERHAPS Anthony Comstock will soon bring
mis- guns to bear on the wearers of undressed
kids.-ProvideIsce Evening Telegram.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03

I
forward In thoughtful way, and is expressive
OF modest and dlgnihed intellectualitv as its
prevailing sentiment. The height of the fi.r1ra
II standing, would be 10 feet, and the pedestal
upon which it is to rest is to be II feet In eleva
ton"
The movement to restore the Old Brick
church at Smithfield, Va, which is supposed 20
be the Oldest church in Virginia, has been sue
cessful and the restoration Is nearly complete
This church was built in 1892 and was occupied
continuously for two centuries. Among other
contributions to the. restoration were 1000
DrlcRs which had formed the walls of the Bav
church. which, though of later date, was asso
ciated with the Old Brick church These bricks
nave passed through several hands since they
were torn from the Bay church, having served
most OF their time in a farmers kitchen while
part OF them stood for while as the walls of a
ourylng ground. Now they strengthen the
Wans Oh the restored Old Brick Church The
roofs Just put on the rest red edifice
are tne fourth set, The first, put on in 1882.
remained TIL l737-105 years; In i7y7 the second
SET was put on aud remained until 1921 (St years.
when new ones were substituted for them
Ihese remained until the present summer when
tshey We're removed the church roof having
Ianen in There will be twenty-one stained glass
memorial windows in the church, On the side
Wndows in the church one will be a memorial Of
tne indlan Princess Pocahontas the first fruitS.
OF tne gospel IN Virginia. The window imme.
ulaUey opposite this one, on the north side. will
oe memorial of the Rev Robert Hunt the
apostle from Christian England to heather Vir
gina, and the one Immediately west of his viii
o.! pe IA memory of Col Josiah Parker, one of the
EeIl Q, macclesneld Parker, a mem Der of Wash.
that district. 700 Il 0in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1887
War.

The declaration recently made by
Prince BISMARCK that every generation
of Germans has had 10 draw the sword
against France would seem TO imply
that he considers wars as periodical
In other words, there must in the usual
course of things be one war between
Germany and France in every genera
hon. This suggests naturally the ques-
ton whether, admitting the great Ger
man statesman's declaration to be true,
n ike declaration would be true
as to any other two countries? Are
wars periodical in all highly-civihzed
countries without reference to the bel
ligerent parties ?-that is. for example,
must Germany and France go to war
once in every generation each with
some other Power than the one which
BISMARCK seems 10 regard as its natu-
nal enemy, or else with each other ?
If 50, the United States come under the
operation Of the general law not laid
down as such by BISMARCK, but whose
existence is involved in his affirmation.
The United States declared war
against England about thirty years after
the close of the war OF independence.
Aboutthirty years after that war ended
she declared that war existed "by the
act of Mexico" between Mexico and
the United States~ About fourteen
wears after the war with Mexico ended
the States of this country engaged in
war of their own-"the war between
the States" as Mr.. STEPHENS, of Geor-
gis. 80 happily styled it. This last war
ended about twenty-five years ago.
IL would seem, therefore, that Prince
BIsMARcK's dictun as explained by us
may be. true as to the United States,
and, therefore, that we may be on the
eve of a war with some country. Per-
haps, however, the fact that the war
between the States was the greatest war
that ever took place may have the effect
of saving us from war during the life
OF the generation that began its exist
ence about the time of the breaking cut
of the war of secession. Certainly the
giants strength-the colossal power
the irresistible manifested by
each of the two sections Of this country
must "give pause =" to any country that
may contemplate engaging in hostiities
with such Titan as UNCLE SAM.
These .speculations are suggested by
the bills before Congress to provide for
offensive and defensive warfare. We
have been inclined to oppose all appro-
priations for such purposes as unneces-
sary; because we could not imagine
that there was nation in the world
which would for one moment entertain
the proposition to begin war with the
United States. Perhaps, however, the
Fates, as BISMARCK intimates, will have
their own way, and consequently that
il il time to be preparing for the next
war
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
RUNG BY UNSEEN HANDS.
Remarkable Manifestation nj fhe
Death of "a Young Lady ian
Washington.

A Washington special says: The
death of Miss A. L. Duffy, daughter OF
Captain O. L. Duffy, the patent attor-
ney, which occurred yesterday morn
ing at POI ID street, northwest, seems to
have been accompanied by remarka-
bic manifestation. In the dining-room
of the house are six bells, which con-
meet with various parts of the house by
means of wires, but apparently these
bells, with one exception, are useless
and cannot be rung, rs the wires are
broken and disconnected. Miss Duffy
had been sick for about eight months,
and for the last few days her death was
momentarily expected.
Yesterday she told her father that she
expected to die during the day. Cap
tain Duffy went to his office, but was
hastily called home, where he arrived
in time to receive her last words. The
entire family had gathered around her
bedside awaiting the end, which came
almost before they expected. Hardly
hadthe Rev. Father Thomas pronounced
life extinct than a servant opened the
door and inquired if they had rung for
him. On being answered in the mega
tive he said that a few moments before,
and Just at the moment of Miss Duffy
death, all six of the bells in the dining
room had rung violently. No explana-
ton has been given for this remarkable
coincidence, and the family, who are
Catholics, incline to the belief that il
was caused by some supernatural
agency.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
A COLORADO STORM.
Mach Damage to Persons and Pro-
perty.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.

(By telegraph 10 the Dispaich-l
DENVER, February ia light wind
storm set in over the entire eastern por-
ton of Colorado at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night. Its velocity steadily in
creased until o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when gale was blowing at the
rate of sixty miles an hour. This con-
tinued until 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. In this city many buildings
were unroofed, smoke-stacks, chimneys,
and telegraph and telephone-poles lev
elled, with ground and plate-glass
windows broken. The damage will
reach several thousand dollars. Out
side of Denver the casualties reported
are considerably greater than in the
CITY. On the Denver and Rio Grande
railway, four miles north of Colorado
Springs, every coach of the north
bound Salt-Lake express, consisting
of two sleeping-cars, two passenger
coaches, and baggage and mal-car,
was blown from the track at 3 o'clock
Yesterday morning, and the mail-car
and its contents were burned. Had the
accident happened when the train was
on the high embankment n short dis
lance further the loss OF life would have
been great. Fortunately, however, the
ground was perfectly level and no one
was injured. A freight train of twenty
cars. which was on side track near by
waiting for the express to pass, was also
derailed by the wind, and the cars were
badly damaged.
A passenger train of three coaches
which left the Union depot on the Den
yer and South Park road for Morrison
at s o'clock was lifted from the track
by the terrific blast and hurled down an
embankment when about twelve miles
from the city. One passenger, had his
leg broken. Several others were badly
bruised.
Near Como, on the same road, the
Leadville express was blown over a
bridge. Nearly all the passengers and
train-men were severely injured and the
coaches were badly wrecked. All the
incoming trains on the various roads are
from five TO ten hours late on account
of thp Storm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
THE Interstate Commerce Law

The Interstate commerce Law.
We pointed out whilst itwas pending
in Congress that the Interstate COM
merce bill was not so worded as to ac-
complish the objects it was intended to
accomplish. The common carriers have
procured an opinion on the subject
from Mr.. ALBERT FINK, an expert in
railroad matters. The C0urier-JO,unot
speaks of him in terms of the highest
commentator and the New York San
reports him as follows:
"Mr. Albert Fink's exposition of the
newly-enacted interstate law is clear
and able, and can scarcely fail to gain
for its author, among the public at
large, the same reputation for intellec-
tual mower which he has hitherto en-
loyed among railway managers.
1.-THE view which Mr.. Fink advocates
is that which the railroad managers
naturally adopt He holds that the
clause respecting the long haul and the
short haul will make no practical change
in the method hitherto applied. Under
this clause a railroad will have the right
toeharge for transporting freight long
distance less rate per nile than for
short distance. This proposition Mr..
Fink maintains with ingenuity of argu-
ment as remarkable as it is effective.
s'Of course, if this is TO be estab-
lished as the doctrine of the law, the
railroads will all profit by it and will
make more money under its operation
than they have ever done before. But
what will the Changers say? And what
will Mr.. Reagan say, who has so long
contended for the contrary principle,
and who he's fancied that in pushing
this bill through Congress he was 60
ing TO cut the corners of the corpora
tions and get cheaper and more equal
rates of transportation all over the
country? Mr.. Fink's theory may, in-
deed, be the true one, but it is exactly
the opposite OF what the authors of the
bill started out to establish"
We never supposed that there was a
single doubt as 10 the point discussed
by Mr.. FINK; for Mr.. CuLboM, the pa
tron Of the bill in the Senate, admitted
all and more than Mr.. FINK claims.
All the same, the people are expecting
from the operation Of the new law ben
efts which viii never come TO them,
They need not be disappointed, how
ever, unless they choose TO hatter them
selves that false construction, or a
different construction from Mr.. Gu.
LOWS, viii be put ,upon the law by the
courts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
The Tobacco Tax.
TO tie Editor Of the Dispatch :,

TO me EU1tOT OT inc D1SpdtcH
The feeling of our people in this sec
ton on the tobacco tax is deep and in
tense. We hoped that it would have
been repealed before this time. No
thing less than its entire repeal will
give satisfaction. The propositions
mentioned by your Washington corre-
spondent in the Dispatch of February
18th do not at all meet the case as far
rs tobacco is concerned. No. 3 proposes
to allow farmers to sell their tobacco
without restriction This in no way af-
fects the tax of eight cents per pound
on this article, and there is the rub.
We have been promised in platforms
State end national-the repeal of this
obnoxious law, and now we want to see
some action. The Importance of this
question upon State and national poll
ties is at this time almost beyond calcu-
lation. Respectfully, G.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19

sent, we are puzzled 70 know what the
Comicr-journdi means by saying 70 q
correspondent who had asked, I'll
wool is placed on the free list (its pres
ent value twenty cents per pound),
what would il then be worth per
pound?" what here follows;
1--WE do not think his wool would
bring less with the duties abolished
than II would bring with the wool tarifl
unchanged"
In other words, the consumer would
get his wool no cheaper, the wool-grow
or would lose nothing, and yet the
Government would lose all the revenue
il now derives from wool. Or, on the
other hand, II any wool came into the
country the tariff would not make the
price Of wool any higher to the con
sumerl Or, TO state the case different
ly, the customs duties would not be add
| cd to the price of the goods. We do
not say that all this is not true. Blu
merely that it seems to us that Mr.
WATTERsoS must be almost ready K
come over to our side of the tariff ques
| ton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
Found, an Issue.

While the Republican party has been
hunting for an issue one has sprung up
right under the noses, so to speak, OF
its leaders at Washington. Had Sena-
tor HoAB paid as much attention to the
newspapers and to DARWIN as he is re-
ported to be paying TO THuoYDrDEs,
he would not have been compelled
to 90 to far-off Texas prospecting
for political capital. Recently para
graph has been going the rounds OF
the press to the effect that Madison
county Kentucky farmer had success
fully trained force of monkeys to
work in his hemp fields and to
break and prepare the hemp for
market. 1t is also stated chat
otker farmers in that section are 80
much pleased with the result of the ex-
pertinent that they intend to import
monkeys to do similar work. What a
chance for the organs, particular
w the st. Louis Giobe-Dcn,Ocrat,
whose outrage editor is most pro-
nounced evolutionist, to construct a
burning issue. We are satisfied that
were our st. Louis contemporary to
bring to bear upon this matter the same
amount of ingenious reasoning that has
characterized his previous excursions
into the field OF evolution, he would be
able to prove to hisown satisfaction and
that of his desperate party a clear
case of slavery revived. He would not
only be able to start another campaign
for the cause of liberty and of :" the
man and the brother" but there would
be something highly original in cru
SADIE against the South and the Demo
cratic party conducted upon scientific
principles. Nor would he and his par
ty need to depend entirely upon OAR
WIN to fortify their position and
evolve their campaign thunder. They
could have recourse to the testimony of
the negroes-the same sort of testimo-
ny upon which, as a rule, their party
has been building up issues for the last
twenty years. Long before DARWIN
was ever heard of it was common
thing for the negroes of the South
to declare that monkeys could talk,
but wouldn't for fear that white
folks would make them work. We
would advise Senator HoAR to drop his
ADMINISTRATION and THUcYDIDEsand
take copy of DARWIN, and, in company
with the evolutionist of the Globe
Democrat, proceed to Madison county,
Ky, at once, as we think that county
could be worked much more profitably
for his purposes than Texas. If the
people must have can outrage" they
want something that at least has the
favor of newness about it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
weather signals for the Benefit of
Farmers.

RICHMOND, Va, February II, 1887.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
There is no class that would be more
benefited by the weather-signal service
than the farmers, If they could get the
signals at q reasonably early hour every
morning. AS class they do not get
the signals at all. Could not some ar
rangement he made between the Gov
eminent and the railroad companies by
which the latter would carry tenn
perature and weather flags on every
morning passenger train, say from about
7 O'Clock till 10 o'clock A. NJ. =? These
flags should be displayed in such man
ner as not to interfere with train sig
mails, and yet so as TO be plainly seen by
persons along the line of the road. The
service could in this way be extended
ell over the country, to every village,
and almost every farm, instead OF being
confined TO only local points. Farm
ers and others would very soon learn to
watch the passing morning trains, and
they would almost every day be en-
abled to regulate their work according
ly. This would be especially valuable
to Heterogeneous, but also to all
others, in great measure.
NJ. A. MILLER.